Sealing means



Dec. 4, 1934. w. M. BROOKS 1,982,783

SEALING MEANS Filed Jan. 6, 1954 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 4, 1934 UNIT D s'rA res- same mans wmreauamkawut OMIQ.N.J.' Application 1mm a, 10:4, Serial No. 105,542

1 Claim. (c1. 292-425) The present invention relates to sealing means and has more particularly reference to means for sealing garment tags.

I The main object and feature of the invention is the production of a sealing means of simple construction and one that is capable, when manipulated by the thumb and forefinger, of lock- I ing itself.

In the accompanying drawing the invention is embodied in a concrete and preferred form in which Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation of a sealing means embodying a preferred form of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a view in elevation looking in the direction of arrow 2 in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but showing the parts in a closed position;

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view of Fig. 3.

A blank of sheet material is provided consisting of two longitudinally curved main portions 1 and 2, bent toward each other into opposed relation, the bending line being at 3. An element to be sealed, as cord 4, is placed between the two 25. main portions adjacent the line of bending.

Main portion 1 is provided with side cheeks 10 terminating short of its free end to provide an exposed longitudinally curved guide 11, and said side cheeks are bent inwardly adjacent said guide 30 to form a longitudinally curved channel 5 havin a transverse opening 12 adjacent the guide.

Main portion 2 has at its free end a longitudinally curved tongue 7, and is further provided with side cheeks 6 adapted to telescope over side cheeks 10 of main portion 1.

It will now be seen that, when the thumb and forefinger are applied to portions 1 and 2 so as to bend them'further toward each other, tongue 7 will strike guide 11 and will enter curved channel 5 through opening 12, and side cheeks 6 and 00 10 are telescoped into each other to form a closure substantially ovoid-shape in longitudinal section. In this manner cord 4 will be tightly gripped. A'weakened zone may be provided at the point where tongue 7 extends from the free 66 'end of portion 2.

Sealing means including: two curved main portions bent toward each other into opposed rela-. tion that are adapted to receive between them, 70 adjacent the line of bending, an element to be sealed; one of said main portions having side cheeks terminating short of its free end to provide an exposed longitudinally curved guide and said side cheeks being bent inwardly adjacent said guide to form a longitudinally curved channel having a transverse opening adjacent the guide: the other of said main portions having, at its free end, a longitudinally curved tongue and having side cheeks adapted to telescope over the so side cheeks of the first-mentioned main portion; whereby upon further bending of the two main portions toward each other, said curved tongue strikes the curved guide and enters the curved channel aforesaid through said transverse opening and the 'side cheeks of the two main portions are telescoped into each other to form a closure substantially ovoid-shape in longitudinal section.

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